EAFF East Asian Cup 2003 Winners

Lore & Background

Guam took part in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji, finishing second. The team competes regularly in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. The team first played in the tournament's preliminary competition in 2007 against round winners South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong. Guam, officially nicknamed "Masakåda" (meaning "brave woman" in Chamorro), played in the preliminary round of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, losing to Northern Mariana Islands and Hong Kong. In the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup, Guam qualified to Preliminary round 2 after defeating Northern Mariana Islands 7–0 and Macau 11–0, Guam's biggest victory to date. Guam's Samantha Kaufman won Tournament MVP honors and teammate Paige Surber won the Tournament Golden Boot Award. In 2016, under head coach Mark Chargualaf, the Masakåda again qualified for Round 2 of the EAFF tournament, again with back-to-back 5–0 shutout wins over both the Northern Mariana Islands and Macau. Guam's Samantha Kaufman repeated as Tournament MVP, while also earning the Co-Golden Boot Award with teammate Paige Surber. Guam competed in the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Competition Round 1 and finished second to host country Mongolia, despite scoring the most goals and allowing the fewest goals in the tournament.

In Their Own Story

The air in Beijing was crisp on the evening of the final, the stadium buzzing with a mix of anticipation and tension. As the referee blew the whistle to start the match against South Korea, the Japanese players stood tall, their red jerseys vibrant under the floodlights. The game was a tight tactical chess match until the decisive moment arrived—a clinical finish that silenced the doubters. When the final whistle blew, the roar of the traveling support and the relief on the players' faces told the story of a nation's dream realized: Japan were the champions.

Reader's Guide

The team plays at the Guam National Football Stadium in Hagåtña. It holds 1,000 people. The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in June–July 2025. Caps and goals accurate up to and including 5 July 2025.

Did You Know?

• Guam's biggest victory is 11–0 against Macau in the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.
• Samantha Kaufman won Tournament MVP in both the 2015 and 2016 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary rounds.
• The Guam women's national football team is nicknamed "Masakåda", meaning "brave woman" in Chamorro.